I’ve been debating over this topic for a few years now, and to be honest, this is the best explanation I’ve heard in a very long time, you sir deserve a cold beer. I completely agree with you in this well explained opinion.
but they do exist. The largest group of gamers are the ones playing crap like farmville on their phone (casuals will run the market from now on), which is a market that hasn’t been tapped into by the big 3 until now. This is aimed at them, its aimed at the faggots who own an apple computer. Its also aimed at a growing population of older experienced gamers which don’t focus on graphics, or blockbuster action, but are now focusing on the idea, “what can this console do past playing games, what can it do for me.” Its aimed at all those older adults with a Wii. how? Its practically a more accessible Ipad, its is cheaper than the ipad, it going to provide the same crappy games, and it provides the same social structure and networking minus the difficult issues old people have and will always have with a computer. Then you are forgetting about all the 6 year olds that grew up on the Wii, what are they now? 11? Still not old enough, and if they ask their parents to get them a console its probably going to be Wii U. Not only because of the family friendly image Wii had developed, but because of the other obvious services that will be provided.
Convenience and familiarity will never die, and there will always be a market for it. Nintendo has this on lock right now.
I have seen the future, I see the future, I have experienced the future, and I would rather NUKE it that let it happen. But its going to happen. Nintendo will not die.
Yeah, here’s the key thing though: those people generally do not like spending more than 99 cents on a game. So coming at them with a system that touts new and improved graphics and better hardware and a higher price point basically screws them right out of the gate, because those people just do not care enough about games to drop $300 or more on a video game system. If that’s their target audience with this, then Nintendo’s airplane has already exploded in the hangar. And I already mentioned the 6 year old kids that grew up on the Wii, they’re like my 10 year old cousin now, they’ve saved up enough money for a PS3 or 360 to play with their friends or have asked their parents for one. It’s the case all over that people leave their Wiis to collect dust while they move onto systems that have actual games for them, and this includes the little kids. So Nintendo has no one left for them but their most dedicated fans, who are dwindling.
Halo doesn’t really rehash itself, I don’t know why it gets lumped in with that group. Every Halo game has actually offered fresh and new gameplay. Reach is completely different from 3 which is also different from 2, which is different from CE. 4 will change things up as well. I’ll grant you that Gears doesn’t switch it up enough. I’ve never played Fifa, I have played other sports games like NHL '09 and NHL '11, which are actually quite different from each other because they completely change rosters, play mechanics and even controls. The only thing hat makes them the same is that they’re hockey games. It’s likely the same for the other EA sports titles.
But again, you’re missing the point. It doesn’t matter what they’re playing. And from what it looks like, the NSMB series has even LESS difference per game than COD does.
SSX is not the “same sports game” as one from a previous year. They do come out with annual titles but you’re acting like that’s the ONLY thing they make, just like all these other examples you list, which is incorrect and disingenuous. What successful shooters do they have other than Battlefield, which only recently came out after a long hiatus?
So you’re saying English is your second language? If it is, then I’m sorry. If it’s not, then I’m not sorry at all. No one’s too old for spelling bees. Learn to spell, newbie.
That’s not why I hate Nintendo at all, and it’s actually pretty presumptuous and ignorant on your part. And no, the whole industry has not taken that approach, there is a large bastion of games that are still all about the joy of challenging gaming. Look at the stuff from PlatinumGames for example. SFXT is a flop because it didn’t have a clear focus and ended up being a horrible, unbalanced game that screwed over the customers with on-disc DLC and a gem system that’s not supported by tournaments.
I don’t think any of those people has ever bought a $700 dollar phone, and if they have then they didn’t pay it all at once, they put it on the tab they get from whatever provider they choose. It’s completely different with the Wii U.
Just wondering, hopefully anyone can answer me this, we are throwing numbers in the air or do we actually have a price and a release date? Because Nintendo never mentioned any in their conference, and to be honest, it’ll go over $400 (IMHO). $350 as a risky business decision on their part.
Nintendo has one big advantage if not the most important one. In-House well known franchises and the most creative people in the industry( who am I kidding they suck). Sigh Big nintendo of the 90’s fan here, NES, SNES all they way best consoles ever. but now why they can’t move on, forget about the casuals nintendo and cater more to the hardcore. I’m still thinking Metroid could be the prefect horror game, much better than dead space, but what do I get?! fucking wii you with another overrated zelda game and a repertory of uninteresting games for old geezers and little girls.
next time I know nintendo will become a software only company just like sega.
I very much doubt its going to be over $400. A Xbox is sold at 200 dollars, and the Wii U is probably as powerful as the 360. An itouch costs no more than 50 dollars to manufacture, and what the control essentially is, is a classic controller with more plastic to accommodate the itouch
Memory is cheap and if they want they can use a MicroSD card as the medium to store information and those cost dollars to produce. I don’t see it being expensive, I willing to bet that the Wii U is built directly of a Wii to keep costs even lower.
because you wont give Nintendo enough money. Hardcore gamers are the minority.
As for Metroid, they need to go back to Prime 1 and Prime 2 and expand on it. Add horror, add more epic surroundings, Add new mechanics. But for the skywizards sake, don’t give it fucking narrative.
if youre right great, if not, well…may skywizard forgive these fuckers.
That’s a subjective opinion and I don’t think Nintendo’s games are good at all. I think they’re quite shitty. I’m not trolling just because I have an opinion different than yours, idiot. Grow up.
you’re nothing but a troll. Saying any game is good is a opinion fucking idiot. Xbox360 is the worst of the 3 consoles out right now, its nothing but a piece of shit, shitty ass fucking halo and sports games that all suck. Ya and kinect is a joke. At least PS3 is better at having games for hardcore fans, and same with nintendo but 360 has nothing but shit.
Nintendo makes good games every year, which sega fails to do. And if you dont like their games no one cares but you.
not to mention that microsoft cant sell shit in japan, unlike sony and nintendo out sell everything. I bet they think xbox will die
